Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

1. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

2. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy   • The Rise of King Cotton • Declining Tobacco Economy  

3. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy   • The Rise of King Cotton • Declining Tobacco Economy • Short-Staple Cotton  

4. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy   • The Rise of King Cotton • Declining Tobacco Economy • Short-Staple Cotton  • Increasing Cotton Cultivation Slavery and Cotton in the South, 1820 & 1860

5. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy   • The Rise of King Cotton • Declining Tobacco Economy • Short-Staple Cotton  • Increasing Cotton Cultivation • Rapid Expansion of Slavery

6. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy • Southern Trade and Industry  • Obstacles to Economic Development

7. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy • Southern Trade and Industry  • Obstacles to Economic Development • De Bow’s Commercial Review

8. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy • Sources of Southern Difference • Sources of Uneven Development Plantations In Louisiana, 1858

9. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Cotton Economy • Sources of Southern Difference • Sources of Uneven Development • Distinct Southern Values

10. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society • The Planter Class • Planter Aristocracy’s Dominance A Georgia Plantation

11. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society • The Planter Class • Planter Aristocracy’s Dominance • The Aristocratic Ideal A Georgia Plantation

12. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The “Southern Lady” • Female Subordinance Reinforced

13. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The “Southern Lady” • Female Subordinance Reinforced • Special Burdens

14. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The Plain Folk • Inadequate Educational Opportunities

15. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The Plain Folk • Inadequate Educational Opportunities • “Hill People”

16. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The Plain Folk • Inadequate Educational Opportunities • “Hill People” • Dependence on the Plantation

17. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Southern White Society  • The Plain Folk • Inadequate Educational Opportunities • “Hill People” • Dependence on the Plantation • Absence of Class Conflict

18. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”   • Varieties of Slavery • Slave Codes  The Business of Slavery(Library of Congress)

19. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”   • Varieties of Slavery • Slave Codes • Paternal Relationship  The Business of Slavery(Library of Congress)

20. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”   • Life Under Slavery • Work Conditions

21. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”   • Life Under Slavery • Work Conditions • High Mortality Rates

22. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”   • Life Under Slavery • Work Conditions • High Mortality Rates • Sexual Abuse

23. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” • Slavery in the Cities • Relative Autonomy of Urban Slaves

24. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” • Free Blacks  • New Restrictions on Manumission

25. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” • Slave Resistance • Adaptation and Resistance

26. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” • Slave Resistance • Adaptation and Resistance • Slave Revolts

27. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” • Slave Resistance • Adaptation and Resistance • Slave Revolts • Day-to-Day Slave Resistance

28. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Culture of Slavery   • Slave Religion • Black Christianity

29. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Culture of Slavery   • Language and Music • “Pidgin”  

30. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Culture of Slavery   • Language and Music • “Pidgin” • Importance of Slave Spirituals 

31. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Culture of Slavery • The Slave Family • Slave Marriages 

32. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • The Culture of Slavery • The Slave Family • Slave Marriages  • Paternalism

33. Chapter Eleven:Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South • Debating the Past: The Character of Slavery